1.   A Belgian foreign ministry spokesman declined to comment, saying Belgium does not release the names of nationals accused or arrested abroad.

2.   A Belgian foreign ministry spokesman in Brussels confirmed their nationality early Thursday.

3.   But he said he was assured a fax to the Belgian interior ministry would allow him to enter the country.

4.   Nine clerics and a doctor who were reported kidnapped in eastern Zaire are free and in good condition, the Belgian foreign ministry announced Tuesday.

5.   Ten Europeans who were reported kidnapped in eastern Zaire are free and in good condition, an official with the Belgian foreign ministry announced Tuesday.

6.   The BBC reported that in a separate interview, a Belgian foreign ministry spokesman told a Belgian news agency that Marchal was expressing a personal opinion.

7.   The main activities for the conference, sponsored by the Belgian foreign ministry, were scheduled to begin Tuesday.

8.   Hours later, the Belgian ministry of agriculture temporarily suspended all beef imports from Britain, and Germany called on the European Union to suspend imports.

9.   However the Belgian foreign ministry is studying the possibility of finding another country where he can be expelled after a request for political asylum was turned down.

10.   In Brussels, the Belgian foreign ministry said the rebels had promised to allow freedom of action for humanitarian organizations working in rebel-held territory.